All eyes on New Mexico ahead of campaign stop by President Trump

[Right_in_Virginia]

All eyes on New Mexico ahead of campaign stop by President Trump
KRQE/NM; Sep 16, 2019

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho is expected to be packed later today as President Trump makes a campaign stop. This is Donald Trump’s first visit to New Mexico as president. Trump’s campaign and the Republican Party of New Mexico both say the state could be a big contender in the 2020 election after he lost the state in 2016.

A Republican candidate for president hasn’t won the state since 2004. That year, George W. Bush beat John Kerry here by a margin of about 6,000 votes.

According to his campaign, Trump is expected to discuss the state’s improving economy tonight, along with job growth in the area, since he took office. During his most recent campaign stop in North Carolina, the president gave a progress update on the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

“We are putting up miles and miles. We hope for 400-500 miles next year wall built,” said President Trump. “This is serious wall, this is the real deal.”


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[Fishrrman]

It would be a nice pickup, but I doubt Mr. Trump is going to win New Mexico.

It's the second state (after California) to go "majority NONwhite".

And in doing so, it's probably "tipped toward the blue side" forever.
Wall or no wall...

[libertybele]

It would be a nice pickup, but I doubt Mr. Trump is going to win New Mexico.

It's the second state (after California) to go "majority NONwhite".

And in doing so, it's probably "tipped toward the blue side" forever.
Wall or no wall...

Wall or no wall -- keep in mind that states have the right to opt out of a wall.  That is in a bill that Trump signed.